The idea of idea of reduce, re-use, recycle, or even just “don’t litter” all seem lost on the huge crowds that came out to cheer the NBA champion Toronto Raptors. The surprisingly huge crowd, possibly around two million people, crammed…»
Highlights / recycle
Government rules needed to reduce waste, argues campaigner
Asian countries are getting angry about waste sent to them for recycling from Canada and other western countries.While they may have, in the past, agreed to recycle waste, the problem is that some of it is contaminated with non-recyclable substances…»
Economy, Environment, Internet, Science and Technology
Farmers and “CleanFARMS” and the effort to recycle plastic (interview)
Most people probably wouldn’t think about it, but farms in Canada generate thousands of tonnes of waste plastic annually. Fortunately there’s a concerted and well-organised effort in the past decade or more to keep this enormous amount of plastic from…»
Economy, Environment, International, Internet, Science and Technology, Society
Too much plastic: a new effort at reduction through re-use
It’s called “Loop”. A proposal at the Davos World Economic Forum this month would see major manufacturers help in re-use of their products by picking up empty product containers, say from ice cream, or laundry detergent, then sanitise them, refill…»
Canada only recycles 11 per cent of plastic waste
Environmentalists are urging Canadians to avoid single-use plastic, to recycle more and they want the government to take strong action to reduce plastic waste. A survey found that in 2017, 71 per cent of Canadians order takeout food more than…»
Ocean plastics recycled into cycling bags
A Canadian company has announced it will use fishing nets recovered from the ocean and recycled to make its entire line of cycling bags. Axiom Cycling Gear, based in the western city of Port Coquitlam says its goal is to…»
Environmentally aware: a matter of mind..over mind
We just marked Earth Day on Friday, April 22, but are we really doing all that well in our efforts to be more responsible in trying to reduce our environmental footprint? Apparently added education about the effects of our personal…»
RCI journalist Carmel Kilkenny dies after short illness
